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Question 61

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A fertilized human egg cannot grow into a crocodile, duck, or fish specifically because of

A) social influence.
B) environmental influence.
C) adaptive behavior.
D) genetic code.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Question 62

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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which an individual cannot properly metabolize ________, an amino acid.

A) phenylamine
B) phenylalanine
C) phenylacetylene
D) phenylacetamide

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Question 63

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Violet, who is in the 11th week of pregnancy, is undergoing a prenatal medical procedure to detect genetic defects and chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. During the procedure, her obstetrician removes a small sample of the placenta for analysis. Name the prenatal medical procedure that Violet is undergoing.

Emma and Anna are identical twins who were adopted by different families a few weeks after their birth. Although genetically identical, they grew up with different physical and psychological characteristics. For example, though both inherited a tendency to grow large, Anna was slim and athletic because of the active lifestyle practiced in her adoptive family. This variability can be explained by how

________ is the interaction of a specific measured variation in the DNA and a specific measured aspect of the environment.

What are the short segments of DNA that are located on the chromosomes and considered to be the basic units of hereditary information?

Which of the following statements is true of evolutionary developmental psychology?

While studying a sample for height differences, researchers observed that the height of the participants varied significantly regardless of whether the participants' parents were short or tall. This suggests that the physical characteristic of height is most likely an example of

Which of the following conditions is due to an X-linked inheritance?

Identify a risk related to the use of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) as a prenatal diagnostic test.

In the context of evolutionary psychology, Albert Bandura (1998) acknowledged that

Evolution takes place

The ________ view states that development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and the environment.

Ethel is 50 years old but appears much more aged. Most of Ethel's relatives have not lived past the age of 60. Which of the following genes are responsible for the accelerated aging observed in Ethel and her family members?

Genetic testing has found that Gary, Ben, Tara, and Matt all carry a copy of a gene for hemophilia. However, Tara, who is the only female out of the four, does not show any signs of the disease, whereas Gary, Ben, and Matt have developed the disease. In this scenario, it can be inferred that hemophilia is most likely a(n)

Name a prenatal medical procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid is withdrawn by a syringe and tested for chromosomal or metabolic disorders.

List five gene-linked abnormalities.

Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division that occurs to form

Which of the following statements is true of the activity of genes?

Harry is an autistic child and has a short attention span for any task. His intellectual abilities are much lower than other children his age. His pediatrician reveals that Harry has a genetic disorder due to an abnormality in his X chromosome, which has become constricted. Harry most likely suffers from